You may have heard somewhere that poor cable management inside your PC’s case can block fans and air pathways, making your CPU and GPU’s temperatures rise. This video puts that theory to the test, and proves that most mid-size cases do just fine with or without decent cable management.

Cars need a ton of maintenance to keep running smoothly. The easiest thing anyone can do is check the fluids to ensure your car stays healthy. With that in mind, here are the five fluids you should check on a regular basis.

Regular preventive maintenance is probably the single thing you can do as a car owner to keep your ride happy and save money on repairs in the future. However, not everyone agrees on what preventive maintenance is, what you should do, and when you should do it. Let’s clear that up, and give you some tips that’ll apply…

If you drive, there's probably little you hate more than getting your car repaired. It's usually an expensive, time-consuming hassle no one looks forward to. Even so, it doesn't have to be so bad. Here are some solid ways to save as much money as possible on your car repairs, and hopefully make the whole process a…

If you're building an HTPC, a small workstation, or you just don't want your rig to take up tons of space under or on top of your desk, you need a smaller PC case. Something that fits the important stuff, but doesn't waste a lot of space on expansion bays or components you may not need. This week we're going to take…

Building an HTPC? Or maybe you just want to build a new system but you don't want it to take up a ton of space or look like a monolith under your desk? If that's the case, you might need a smaller form factor, perhaps something that's Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX, and a case to match. This week we want to hear about which…

Dear Lifehacker,
I read your guide to what to do with my old computer parts, but I'm interested in your last suggestion: selling them and making some money! How can I offload these old parts—some of which are last gen, but others are really old (I'm talking IDE hard drives and AGP graphics cards) and make some cash…

When you're ready to build a new computer, one of the first components you'll have to pick up is a case to hold all of the shiny components you're planning to buy. There are a lot of things to consider when buying one: price, airflow, interior space, expansion ports and bays, and more, not to mention overall look…

If you're building a new system, one of the first decisions you have to make is what case you plan to use to house all of your components. There are a lot of things to consider: bang for your buck, overall size, expansion bays, ease of installation, cooling and airflow, the list goes on. This week, we're going to…

Ready to build a new computer? You may already have a case, or you may know exactly which case you want. Maybe it's a full-size case with plenty of room for a high-end video card and water cooling, or maybe it's a small and light case designed for portability and small working spaces. This week we want to know which…

Auto repairs are expensive enough—the last thing you want to do is pay for repairs that are never actually done, or don't even need to be done. Here's an easy way to find out whether that job really needs to be done: ask the mechanic before they start the work whether to give you the old parts back when the job is…

We've looked at how to find the right parts for a hackintosh on your own, but now hackintosh expert tonymacx86 has posted a comprehensive list of builds and parts for creating Intel-based machines of all kinds. It includes a quite a few sample builds as well as a very helpful, long list of compatible graphics cards.